| A friend came to me the other day with a | | | | |
| complaint. He was working too many hours (as | | | | You see the thing is most people think that a |
| most people do) at the office and his back | | | | bed should be as soft as possible, bringing |
| was giving him terrible pain. He told me that | | | | into mind the earlier 80's waterbed design, |
| he had thought it was the chair at the office | | | | an utter catastrophe for a bad back. The fact |
| or the arching of his neck before the | | | | of the matter is that the more contemporary |
| computer, but said that he had ordered a new | | | | bedroom furniture takes into mind more than |
| chair and tried to remedy his neck problems | | | | just your nightly comfort, considering the |
| through raising his computer and through | | | | fact that you also have to live once you get |
| exercise and stretching. Unfortunately, his | | | | out of bed. Don't misunderstand my point |
| problems persisted and he was stumped about | | | | here. A platform bed exceeds the softer |
| how to solve them. In the end he went to the | | | | varieties in comfort while yet bringing |
| doctor who told him that his back problems | | | | health to your back and spine. It does this |
| were probably the result of a combination of | | | | by giving you support at night, which the |
| the above, plus the real hammer - a bad bed. | | | | other versions simply cannot do. |
| To make a long story short, he had decided, | | | | |
| albeit through necessity, to get himself a | | | | What also makes a platform bed a good choice |
| new bed for the holidays, but didn't know | | | | is the fact that there are many varieties |
| what to get at the furniture store. He came | | | | that you can choose from, which makes such |
| to me for my advice since I had once had a | | | | beds a perfect addition to your bedroom |
| similar problem, about making a choice for | | | | furniture set. You can choose from dozens of |
| his bed. | | | | colors and designs, from a sleeker look to |
| | | | the traditional look which only real wood can |
| Without hesitation I told him to get a | | | | bring to any furniture. |
| platform bed. Why a platform bed? There are a | | | | |
| number of reasons for this and a number of | | | | So if you find yourself in a similar |
| reasons why someone with back problems would | | | | situation as my friend, I would advise you to |
| want to go with such a design. In the first | | | | first contact your doctor (I'm not a doctor!) |
| place, such beds are usually low and hence | | | | and see precisely what the problem is. If he |
| closer to the ground. Also, they have a hard | | | | urges you to get a new bed and mattress, then |
| solid frame, which generally removes the | | | | consider buying modern platform beds, made |
| 'sagginess' which other kinds of beds have - | | | | for both comfort and for healthier living. |
| an absolute no-no for anyone with a bad back. | | | | You will thank yourself when you find that |
| The second point is that the mattress, like | | | | you've also made for a healthier you. |
| the bed, is both comfortable and yet sturdy. | | | | |